Saudi, Pakistani and UAE officials also were participating in the meeting, one of several held between U.S. diplomats and representatives of the Afghan insurgent group in recent months, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement emailed to reporters.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the UAE were the only nations that recognized the Taliban’s radical Islamist government when it ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until its ouster in late 2001.

There was no official confirmation from the presidential palace in Kabul whether any government official would participate in the meeting. But Afghanistan’s national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, said in a tweet that he met Sunday in the UAE with officials from the three countries and the United States…

Chances are, if the US withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban will most likely take control, just like the North Vietnamese took control of South Vietnam.

While the casualties in Afghanistan have not been as high as in Vietnam (about 2,400 killed and 20,000 wounded) the results would be the same – those that died and were wounded did so in vain.

I have a friend who lost his leg in Vietnam and has since always felt that it was in vain since we gave the country over to the enemy.

What is about to happen in Afghanistan is no different and will certainly be a sore spot for many Americans.